No fewer than 15,049 nurses trained in Nigeria obtained licence to practise in the United Kingdom within a period of five years spanning from March 2017 to March 2021, The PUNCH has learnt.

This was disclosed in a report obtained from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of the UK on Tuesday in Abuja.

Our correspondent observed that Nigeria is the third highest country with foreign nurses in England coming after the Philippines and India.

The NMC is the UK body responsible for the registration of professionals eligible to practise in the UK. The body also investigates concerns about nurses, midwives and nursing associates.

In the report, the NMC said, “The number of people on the permanent register in England who trained outside the European Economic Area continues to grow. As of March 2017, the body stated that 2,670 Nigerian nurses registered on the register. In March 2018, the body noted that 2,678 registered between March 2017 and March 2018.

“March 2019 saw a record of 2,771 while the number of nurses who registered between March 2019 and March 2020 increased to 3,205. Within this period, the body noted that it opened a temporary COVID-19 register to accommodate nurses willing to practise.”
Alhough the body did not state the number of Nigerian nurses on the temporary COVID-19 register, it stated that between March 2020 and March 2021, a total of 3,725 Nigerian nurses registered and were granted licenses.
The PUNCH reports that on the list, Nigeria comes third in the list of foreign countries with nurses practicing in the UK coming after The Philippines and India.

The PUNCH reports that the Nigerian health sector is currently facing challenges in the area of brain drain as medical doctors and other health workers have continued to migrate over the years due to what experts tagged as “unfavorable” working conditions.

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Young042galaxy:
No fewer than 15,049 nurses trained in Nigeria obtained licence to practise in the United Kingdom within a period of five years spanning from March 2017 to March 2021, The PUNCH has learnt.

This was disclosed in a report obtained from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of the UK on Tuesday in Abuja.

Our correspondent observed that Nigeria is the third highest country with foreign nurses in England coming after the Philippines and India.

The NMC is the UK body responsible for the registration of professionals eligible to practise in the UK. The body also investigates concerns about nurses, midwives and nursing associates.

In the report, the NMC said, “The number of people on the permanent register in England who trained outside the European Economic Area continues to grow. As of March 2017, the body stated that 2,670 Nigerian nurses registered on the register. In March 2018, the body noted that 2,678 registered between March 2017 and March 2018.

“March 2019 saw a record of 2,771 while the number of nurses who registered between March 2019 and March 2020 increased to 3,205. Within this period, the body noted that it opened a temporary COVID-19 register to accommodate nurses willing to practise.”
Alhough the body did not state the number of Nigerian nurses on the temporary COVID-19 register, it stated that between March 2020 and March 2021, a total of 3,725 Nigerian nurses registered and were granted licenses.
The PUNCH reports that on the list, Nigeria comes third in the list of foreign countries with nurses practicing in the UK coming after The Philippines and India.

The PUNCH reports that the Nigerian health sector is currently facing challenges in the area of brain drain as medical doctors and other health workers have continued to migrate over the years due to what experts tagged as “unfavorable” working conditions.

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This is really sad. It shall never be well with all past, present and future fraudulent political leaders.





Life sentence for all scammers . . . Including paternity fraudsters!

Hmmmm...

That na normal something na, wetin you expect... A wise Lady Once told me this,

Your Uncle, an engineer on graduation got offer from 4 multinational companies with sponsorship to even further his educations with lots of incentives why? Then if they are to call a meeting of engineers in your community not more than 15 will come for the meeting as their were few engineers they had more work. You reap what you sow if you can't produce you can't progress the current system has hiked the prices of education to some of them there state University is now there source of income and ignorantly seas head of Jambitos are trooping into the school to learn and then work where? maybe in the churches cause that's the only newly erected factory in my country. People tend to move where they see positivity and in most foreign countries you sure have a chance of getting a job as these white fellas have built a lasting system based on real life stats of citizens.

Seen

The brain drain continues

We are gradually losing our health workers

Train/Work as a Nurse in Germany

The capable ones have all left. The ones remaining in Nigeria na those ones wey dey use 2 minutes find vein.

But our leaders no send. They never have and they never will. When there's a medical emergency they can always fly to obodo oyibo with their private jets ^{the ones they bought with stolen monies.}

Na only the black man wey see nothing wrong in killing every sector of his country just to enrich himself..

The Black man's worse enemy has always been his illogical greed.

Same with Doctors, ask any doctor that graduated 5 years ago how many of him classmates still dey practice for Nigeria..

All these things are happening because they are paid peanuts and our hospitals lack basic equipments. But our rulers aren't bothered because they can always fly abroad for treatment.

Our country is dying right in our very eyes and everybody just fold hands dey watch.

I’m joining soon

Greener pasture

And they would probably be the ones to treat the jihadist Terrorist that is running from Nigeria

Minister of health shame no dey catch you?

Minister of failure

Narnah:
We are gradually losing our health workers

my sister how can my sister pass the exam to travel abeg I no want her to suffer naija system

That’s the best decision of their lives… I wish them well

If to say Baba God just grant the wish of Nigerians wey wan travel out, I wonder how many go remain.

...a laudable development
We are doing well.
After all, we have enough Native Healers/ Native Caregivers/ Pastors to man the country!

No wonder one stupid quack graced a TV station in Edo state vomiting rubbish about Hypertension. She think say Hypertension na Naked Wire!

all because we elected elethus as leaders.they are warming up to vote another elenthus

This is just UK alone... pathetic.

Noted

Young042galaxy:
No fewer than 15,049 nurses trained in Nigeria obtained licence to practise in the United Kingdom within a period of five years spanning from March 2017 to March 2021, The PUNCH has learnt.

This was disclosed in a report obtained from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of the UK on Tuesday in Abuja.

Our correspondent observed that Nigeria is the third highest country with foreign nurses in England coming after the Philippines and India.

The NMC is the UK body responsible for the registration of professionals eligible to practise in the UK. The body also investigates concerns about nurses, midwives and nursing associates.

In the report, the NMC said, “The number of people on the permanent register in England who trained outside the European Economic Area continues to grow. As of March 2017, the body stated that 2,670 Nigerian nurses registered on the register. In March 2018, the body noted that 2,678 registered between March 2017 and March 2018.

“March 2019 saw a record of 2,771 while the number of nurses who registered between March 2019 and March 2020 increased to 3,205. Within this period, the body noted that it opened a temporary COVID-19 register to accommodate nurses willing to practise.”
Alhough the body did not state the number of Nigerian nurses on the temporary COVID-19 register, it stated that between March 2020 and March 2021, a total of 3,725 Nigerian nurses registered and were granted licenses.
The PUNCH reports that on the list, Nigeria comes third in the list of foreign countries with nurses practicing in the UK coming after The Philippines and India.

The PUNCH reports that the Nigerian health sector is currently facing challenges in the area of brain drain as medical doctors and other health workers have continued to migrate over the years due to what experts tagged as “unfavorable” working conditions.

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everybody canot stay back

I am preparing my wife's brother to practice nursing in UK but the guy's stupidity and sturbboness have not allowed him to focus. He just finished his degree in Psychology and I want him to enroll for masters in psychiatric nursing in Nigeria after which he could try his luck overseas.
But meth and bad friends have not allowed him to be serious. I jejely faced my front.

Focusmind:
I am preparing my wife's brother to practice nursing in UK but the guy's stupidity and sturbboness have not allowed him to focus.

Channel your effort to someone else.
It's easier to reap from a stranger you invested in than all these entitle minded relatives

God bless them

Thousand more are waiting for the right time and opportunity

With 15,048 terrible attitudes.

Because of outdated learning aides found in Nigeria institutions our 15k plus nurses might just be like nurse Rita

And one mumu BMC go tell Nigerians make dem node reason UK again say money node there

And more are getting ready to relocate


I don't blame anyone

If countries like The Netherlands, Canada, UK and Germany activate th free visa agreement with Nigeria today .. in less than 365days... I can assure you 75% of the population will depart the country

Fix the country! And we gonna sit our ass in our mother land